Renewable Power Perspectives Q&A with Katie Garza, Co-Founder and COO, Lyssy Energy

By Constance ThompsonOctober 7, 2021

In 2021, we have reestablished ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service business, but as eco-friendly energy designers with the hope of owning and running utility-scale renewable energy tasks.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an innovative, independently held, utility-scale developer of solar, wind and battery energy services. Lyssy Energy thinks that by releasing wind, solar and battery storage, we can optimize our efforts and supply all kinds of sustainable energy options. Lyssy Energy is working with bad communities in rural areas, and we hope to make a difference by bringing sustainable energy projects to areas with high rates of hardship and other susceptible communities. It is crucial for the energy transition to not only change how we produce energy, however to bring the disenfranchised to the center of this technological advancement so everybody shares the advantages.

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is pleased to share the next installment in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installation includes industry leaders and subjects related to speeding up an equitable and simply shift to a sustainable energy economy. In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, ACORE is highlighting 3 Hispanic-owned member business that are growing in the renewable energy sector.
Today, we are featuring Lyssy Energy Enterprises, a utility-scale renewable resource designer in Texas. The following is a Q&A with Lyssy Energy Co-Founder and COO Katie Garza and Constance Thompson, ACOREs Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs.
What inspired you to begin Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises all began with a favor to my dad. He asked me to put together an energy lease that would protect his land for ranching and farming while providing an additional source of earnings.
A couple years later on, we began partnering with sustainable energy designers. We used 2020 to rebrand Lyssy Energy into the business we had actually always dreamed about. In 2021, we have reintroduced ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service business, but as sustainable energy developers with the hope of owning and running utility-scale eco-friendly energy tasks.
Inform us about Lyssy Energy.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an innovative, privately held, utility-scale developer of solar, wind and battery energy solutions. Our prime directive is to contribute to the acceleration of the energy markets transition to sustainable energy. Lyssy Energy believes that by deploying wind, solar and battery storage, we can maximize our efforts and supply all kinds of sustainable energy options.
What difficulties do you deal with? Why?
Capital is among the most significant difficulties we deal with at the minute. The wind and the sun supply electricity, but capital is what moves everything and everybody else. We need capital for everyday operations, and to establish, construct and run our tasks.
Securing advancement capital early is important in offering land control and interconnection research studies to get projects off the ground. We are striving to establish relationships with large financial investment firms that have a strong interest in renewables and can provide the capital needed to produce a successful sustainable energy task.
How can potential partners do service with you?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is open to partnerships or joint endeavors. We are available to go over the need for all types of capital stack with different equity, tax and debt business that run in this market and those interested in investing in renewable energy jobs and companies.
How are you making an effect through Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises aims to continue constructing a diverse company. We intend to help balance the inequalities in our society by connecting to people that are traditionally ignored and passed over. Women and individuals of color are crucial to our success, and it is very important to promote their development to positions of management and management.
Lyssy Energy is working with poor communities in rural areas, and we hope to make a distinction by bringing eco-friendly energy projects to areas with high rates of hardship and other susceptible neighborhoods. It is essential for the energy transition to not only modification how we produce energy, however to bring the disenfranchised to the center of this technological evolution so everyone shares the benefits.
How has your Accelerate subscription helped your organization?
Being able to take part in ACOREs Accelerate subscription program is an opportunity and a pleasure. The Accelerate Program has connected us to some of the biggest and most influential business in the world, and these connections assist offer us the power to make a distinction.
To read more about or contact Lyssy Energy Enterprises, check out https://www.lyssyenergy.com/.
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